Re: Convert BLOB into String using SQL

Hi Birgitta,

I am using SQL Session in 5250 Emulator to view the data.

For now I am using the following query to view the JSON Data stored in the
file which is working fine
SELECT CAST(SYSTOOLS.BSON2JSON(DATA) AS VARCHAR(1000)) FROM BLOBFILE

I need to find a way to view the normal string (Not a JSON Data) which is
stored in BLOB Field.

Thanks for your hint, for changing the CCSID. I will try some queries to
translate the CCSID.

Regards,
Suren


On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 10:58 PM Birgitta Hauser <Hauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

BLOB is a binary string, that's why you see the hex data.

How do you view the data? With ACS?
If so you need to set the Translate CCSID 65535 in your connection
(Translation --> Translate CCSID 65535), then the Binary data is

displayed

with your job's CCSID.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards

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Subject: Reg: Convert BLOB into String using SQL

Hi All,

I created a file with BLOB Field, where I am inserting data into a file
using two options, 1) for a valid JSON data I used JSON2BSON, 2) for a
normal string data I used BINARY(DATA).

When I try to view the data using SQL, I can see the valid JSON data

using

CAST(SYSTOOLS.BSON2JSON(DATA) AS VARCHAR(1000)), but for a normal string
data I am not able to view the data in character string.

Any suggestions on how to view the normal string data which is stored in
BLOB Field using SQL?

Regards,
Suren
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